Min's B to B articles from September 2005

Min's B to B archives from September 2005

ABM Ponders Post-Katrina Aid Options, Eyes Storm-Induced USPS Resolution.
September 12, 2005... While there is no question of the devastating impact Hurricane Katrina has had on life and property along the Gulf Coast, it remains to be seen whether the nation's greatest natural disaster on record has a ruinous impact on b2b, poses big...

New Media: Grain Gossip, New Window(s) Treatment Curtail July Traffic Meltdown.
September 12, 2005... The prolonged heat wave crept online this summer as business-information traffic wilted across the board. But the gear-up for year-end budget dumping seems to have given tech a little bit of summer life, as seen in the likes of Dr. Dobb's...

Boxscores (June 2005): In Weird Irony, Katrina Recovery Might (Eventually) Benefit Travel, Transportation Ad Activity.
September 12, 2005... Hurricane Katrina will be having far-reaching ramifications in b2b for months to come, maybe even for years. But its effects may be especially manifest in Travel and Transportation. New Orleans and Biloxi, Miss., of course, for years have...

b2b Group Publishers (First-Half 2005 vs. First-Half 2004)--Part 3.
September 12, 2005... There were a few gains and a lot of negatives in our Part 3 Group Publishers collection, based on data provided to us by IMS/The Auditor. But more interesting by far will be the potential impact of Hurricane Katrina on the group publishers...

b2b Boxscores (June):Building, Housing Trades Brace For Long-Term Impact Of Katrina.
September 12, 2005... With hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents left with heavily damaged or destroyed homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, few industries may be impacted more than Building/Construction. Problem is, it's way too early to gauge the...

Ad Categories (July): Katrina Heralds A Whole New Level Of b2b Uncertainty.
September 19, 2005... It's a good thing July isn't among the most important publishing months of the year or else b2b might be in trouble. But a snapshot look at July activity in our 17 Boxscore advertising categories (see chart on page 8) shows a disappointing...

Research Recap: ANA Says Clients Love Their Agencies, But Marketers Fret Over $$$.(Association of National Advertisers )(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Big advertisers are seldom reluctant to voice displeasure with their ad agencies' campaign strategies or pricing policies. But apparently it's not enough to compel them to change horses in the middle of the stream, with 93% in a new...

Steve Smith on New Media: The Web is Pirate's Cove for Business Information.
September 19, 2005... Psst, buddy, want a research report? No really, it's legit - just stole it from XYZ Media. Like marijuana in the 1970s, proprietary, subscription-only, and copy-protected business information gets passed around the modern Internet with...

b2b Boxscores (June): 1) Telecom Titles Hit Mid-Year Stride +6.95% In $$$; Katrina Business Likely To Follow.
September 19, 2005... Just as Aug. 28's devastating Hurricane Katrina may fuel long-term positive business impact in such diverse sectors as energy, building and engineering, the effort to rebuild the Gulf Coast region's damaged telecommunications infrastructure...

b2b Boxscores (June): 2) Broadcast's First-Quarter Plusses Evaporate At Mid-Year Mark.
September 19, 2005... Higher radio advertising rates notwithstanding (see above story), it's tough to gauge what impact--if any, really--Hurricane Katrina will have on the magazines in our Broadcast/Video sector. Unlike construction, transportation and insurance...

b2b Boxscores (June 2005): Engineering Reverses Earlier YTD Gains; Electronics Reverses Earlier YTD Losses.
September 19, 2005... ENGINEERING AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-June 2005/2004) Title (Publisher) Ad Pages YTD 2005 Ad Pages YTD 2004 1 Advanced Imaging (Cygnus) 130.87 118.91 2 Cadalyst...

b2b Group Publishers (2005 vs. 2004) Part 4.
September 19, 2005... Anyone who doubts the breadth and scope of b2b need only examine this semi-annual Group publishers feature, the fourth part of which is charted on this page and the next. We're roughly just past the mid-way point, and the results we've been...

Boxscores (June 2005): Computing, Reseller Sectors Reprise (Again) YTD Drops In Ad Pages/Spending.(Year To Date )(Illustration)
September 19, 2005... COMPUTING AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-June 2005/2004) Title (Publisher) Ad Pages YTD 2005 Ad Pages YTD 2004 1 Baseline (Ziff Davis) 222.33 205.67 2 CIO (International...

People On The Move.(Penton Media Inc appoints David Madonia)(promotions in CMP Media L.L.C)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... At Penton Media, David Madonia has been promoted to publishing director of the Cleveland, OH-based company's Supply Chain Group. The unit includes Logistics Today and Material Handling Management magazines, and their related electronic media...

Move of the Week.
September 19, 2005... b2b enterprises everywhere are making it easy for employees, members and concerned others to help the massive recovery effort for Hurricane Katrina victims. The television airwaves have been full of celebrity-studded benefit concerts, but...

Forbes Wealth Rankings: IDG/Ziff Davis/Primedia All Move The Needle.
September 26, 2005... People probably don't normally think of b2b as representing the vanguard of American wealth. Sure, you can make a decent living, maybe even prosper. But reaching for the true big leagues of accumulated wealth? Out of the question, right?...

BIN Spin (July): Ad Pages Head South For The First Time In Three Months.
September 26, 2005... For the first time since April, Business Information Network advertising statistics for 22 key b2b categories showed an ad-page decline (-4.75%) for the month of July that was matched by an ad-revenue increase (a modest +0.26%). In the...

Practicing What They Preach: WSJ, Crain Step Up to the Plate With New Print Ad Campaigns.
September 26, 2005... In a sign that business media may finally be regaining its footing in a difficult economic climate, two mainstays of the sector--Dow Jones & Co.'s Wall Street Journal and Advertising Age parent Crain Communications--last week announced new...

Now ABM Members Can Go to School Online.
September 26, 2005... Publishing people who hate Manhattan no longer have to miss out on American Business Media's many educational events in its home base. Interested parties unable (or unwilling) to attend ABM's New York seminars may now view edited footage of...

Boxscores (July 2005): 1) Healthcare Continues To Ail As July Minus Signs Abound.
September 26, 2005... Time was, this space couldn't heap enough encomiums on the Healthcare/Rx sector of our Boxscores, which routinely posted one double-digit gain after another, as the group seemed to be rewriting the ad-sales record books. We're not quite...

Boxscores (July 2005): 2) Auto Sector Hits The Skids Again.
September 26, 2005... Although the Business Information Network tracked big advances in Automotive for July, those professed gains are nowhere in evidence in our target selection of key Automotive b2b titles. AUTOMOTIVE AD PAGES AND REVENUES (January-July...

Boxscores (July 2005): Developer/Tech Titles' Midyear Gains Evaporate In July Ad-Page Drought.
September 26, 2005... July can be a cruel month in some ways. Just ask publishing executives in our Developer/Technical fold, who had been experiencing some welcome signs of recovery in their May/June results. But a lot of that hopeful anticipation may be out the...

b2b Group Publishers (2005 vs. 2004)--Part 5.
September 26, 2005... In the fifth installment of our mid-year b2b Group Publishers ad-page listings, Questex doesn't seem to have gotten much ad-page lift from the $185M of magazines (American Salon/Cadalyst/Hotel & Motel Management) that it acquired from...

People On The Move.(includes multiple articles )(Brief Article)
September 26, 2005... David Clark has joined the Jordan Edmiston Group Inc., as managing director/marketing services. The 16-year investment-banking veteran has extensive experience in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures, most recently in...